Best Blueberry Buckle (Blueberry Crumb Cake)

"This is one of my top five all-time favorites! Adapted from "Cook's Illustrated" this rich coffee cake is unique in that it does not contain milk, does not get soggy, despite the 4 cups of blueberries suspended in batter. Nearly identical to "Einstein Bagel's" Blueberry Crumb Cake. Note: I've made this on vacation several times by hand, creaming the butter with a spoon. Despite the lengthy directions it takes about 10 minutes to put together."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • For the streusel:

  • In standing mixer fitted with flat beater, combine flour, sugars, cinnamon, and salt on low speed until well combined and no large brown sugar lumps remain, about 45 seconds.
  • Add butter and mix on low until mixture resembles wet sand and no large butter pieces remain, about 2 1/2 minutes.
  • Transfer streusel to small bowl and set aside.
  • For the cake:

  • Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9-inch round cake pan*(I used a shallow rectangle white dish and it cut neat squares) with 2-inch sides with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Whisk flour and baking powder in small bowl to combine; set aside.
  • In standing mixer fitted with flat beater, cream butter, sugar, salt, and lemon zest at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes; using rubber spatula, scrape down bowl.
  • Beat in vanilla until combined, about 30 seconds.
  • With mixer running at medium speed, add eggs one at a time; beat until partially incorporated, then scrape down bowl and continue to beat until fully incorporated (mixture will appear broken). With mixer running on low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat until flour is almost fully incorporated, about 20 seconds.
  • Disengage bowl from mixer; stir batter with rubber spatula, scraping bottom and sides of bowl, until no flour pockets remain and batter is homogenous; batter will be very heavy and thick.
  • Using rubber spatula, gently fold in blueberries until evenly distributed.
  • Transfer batter to prepared pan; with rubber spatula, using a pushing motion, spread batter evenly to pan edges and smooth surface.
  • Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter.
  • Bake until deep golden brown and toothpick or wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
  • Cool on wire rack 15 to 20 minutes (cake will fall slightly as it cools).
  • ool until just warm or to room temperature, at least 1 hour. Cut into wedges and serve.

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  1. I made this for my son today, he has informed me that it is almost all gone, and that the cake was just wonderful! Although I did taste the ends of it, I know that I will be making this again, it a wonderful cake, with the most delicious topping, and oozing with berries. I increased the sugar by a couple of tablespoons, and added in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. I think though the next time i make it I will only use three cups of berries. Roxy, thank you for this wonderful recipe!...Kitten:)
     
  2. Made this for the first time on the 4th of July. It really is the best blueberry dessert I have ever had. Everyone loved it. I used all four cups of blueberries and baked it in a deep-dish 9-inch glass pie plate. It fit perfectly and looked amazing. Can't wait to make it again.
     
  3. I tried this cake today and followed the recipe exactly. It was very good, moist, and had lots of fruit in it. However, next time I make it I would add little more salt to the batter to offset all the sugar. Or maybe reduce the sugar a little bit. I was a little worried when I made the batter because it was such a thick batter and I thought I did something wrong. I am a novice baker and have never made a crumb cake so I appreciate your detailed instructions greatly! The topping along with the sugar in the batter overwhelmed the blueberries. The berries I used were slightly tart, and my cake was still too sweet.
     
  4. I thought this was very good. My B/F thought it had too much fruit in it. But I think there is never enough fruit in most cakes. I did run into one problem, I had the blueberries in the fridge before I added them to the cake. Once I mixed them in the cake because very cold and stiff. So I recommend you let the fruit come to room temp before you make the batter. I got good reviews of this at work too. So only my B/F was overly picky :)
     
  5. I couldn't find my Mom's recipe so came online and used this one. Wonderful! I used 3 cups of frozen berries, since that is how many were in the small bag of blueberries I purchased. I followed the recipe exactly, except I used orange zest as I only had oranges in the house. Yum!
     
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Hi everybody, I’ve been using “Zaar” website for the last year but ready to commit myself to adding my two cents worth (including some photos). I live with my DH and two great kids and one crazy dog in the foothills of Colorado. We have a great view with lots deer and red rocks. I come from a food-loving family, including my nearby sister who is willing to discuss "what's for dinner" first thing in the morning! I’ve loved cooking every since I was a teenager. I don’t work so I have lots of time to cook my latest craving. I love to try and duplicate dishes I enjoy from restaurants. I have a lot of cookbooks, but now use mostly “Zaar” recipes and from “Cooks Illustrated.” I love reading cookbooks (library) and like the old classics from Betty Crocker to backs of food labels. I love to research lots of recipes before I decide which one to make.
 
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